Quotes about Belief
God rules the world by Providence, not by miracle.
— Jerry Bridges
We must believe this and cling to this in the face of adversity and tragedy, if we are to glorify God by trusting Him.
— Jerry Bridges
The main thing is our attitude. We can pray earnestly to God for relief and still be submissive to Him regarding the outcome.
— Jerry Bridges
You and I may never have the privilege in this life of seeing an obvious outcome of God's plan for us, as Joseph did. But God's plan for us is no less firm and its outcome is no less certain than was God's plan for Joseph.
— Jerry Bridges
But God never explains to us what He is doing, or why. There is no indication that God ever explained to Job the reasons for all of his terrible sufferings.
— Jerry Bridges
When I say we should never ask why, I am not talking about the reactive and spontaneous cry of anguish when calamity first befalls us or one we love. Rather, I am speaking of the persistent and demanding why that has an accusatory tone toward God in it.
— Jerry Bridges
Our first priority in times of adversity is to honor and glorify God by trusting Him.
— Jerry Bridges
We as Christians should put our trust in God, not in our nation's armaments.
— Jerry Bridges
God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.
— Jerry Bridges
Most of us are tempted, from time to time, to question God's love for us.
— Jerry Bridges
Satan, whose very first act toward man was to question the goodness of God, will even plant the thought in our minds that God is up in heaven mocking us in our distress.
— Jerry Bridges
My own experience suggests that Satan attacks us far more in the area of God's love than either His sovereignty or His wisdom.
— Jerry Bridges